Biography

Born: Seattle, WA

Genre: Jazz

Years Active: '00s

Young and up-and-coming vocalist Sara Gazarek was raised in the Pacific Northwest — Seattle to be exact — without a lot of exposure to jazz in her youth. She discovered the joy of jazz vocals in high school and credits her high-school band director with having a huge impact on her development and subsequent future course. Because of her youth, sophistication, and choice of material to sing, Gazarek has the potential to turn a whole new generation on to the simple yet complex beauty of...